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"The latest hot protocol for all you cutting-edge admins is
WebDAV, or 'Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning.' WebDAV
converts HTTP/HTTPS from a read-only protocol into a read/write
protocol. Or, in plainer terms, it makes Web publishing almost as
easy as Web surfing. Because the DAV protocol is an extension to
HTTP, it can take advantage of existing features like SSL for
encryption and certificate-based authentication, and HTTP basic
authentication. And a nice side benefit is gliding through
firewalls with ease..."